Prognostic equations for cloud fraction and liquid water, and their relation to filtered density functions

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 338-351

  Larson, Vincent E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENCE;

CLOUD FRACTION; LIQUID WATER CONTENTS;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 1642381418     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0338:PEFCFA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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